Weighing apparatus.



Z. LIPOFSKY.

WEIGHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION nuao MAY 2. 1912.

'1 1,143,638. Patented June 22, 1915;

4 SHEETS-SHEET l- M sa l e M/W MW :YLTHE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON D. C

Patented June 22, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Z. LIPOFSKY.

WEIGHING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILEDIMAYL 1912.

Q A Q Q L P=L THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHOIYLLITHO, WASHINGTON. D. C

. 2. LlPOFSKY.

wneume APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1912.

1 1,143,638. Patented June 22, 1915.

4 SHEETSSHEET 3- JRRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTGLITHQ. WASHING TON. D. c.

' Z. LIPOFSKY.

WEIGHING APPARATUS.

- APPLICATION FILED MAY]. 1912.

Patented June 22, 1915.

-4 susrs-snen 4.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHDTO-LITHQ, WASHINGmN. D. C

"1 r r F Application filed May 7,1912," Seria1No.695,592.

' jz Gm UND LIIPOFSKY, OF I-IOBOKEN, ivnwumtsmh' Be it known th" t ZIGMIIiTD LD CFSKY, a

I c tizen of the. Empir f Russia n resi" j dent ,of 'Hobokn5 in the county of Hudson Qand vState. o N e v J ersey,'havey-invented cer- H ftain';nevv;';- and, useful Improvements in."

Wei1ghing Apparatus, of which the. follow- ..1'ng{i's;-'aspecification. M

l rThe inventionrelates to .a weighing. ap-' v deliver wconsecutively z'charges equal Weight. It'is shownto'comprise'a charging hoppersupported .,on.a*table with a 'weigh.= h1g1 hop'per, suspendedbelow the same. The material to'bevvei ghed first enters the-charg-j fromthere enters ithe dis" charginghopperg] Thegmaterial in the late ter- .automatically' with the means described,

- "iinghopiper and w'eighing' apparatus;

-para tus,- and is"v characterized by means to actuates apair ofvdoorsior anbpening in the "said hh rg neghhpper,

V-Figuref 1' represent vievvlof'Fig; -1;-Fig; 3iis afrear view of Fig.

LSFig. 4" representsa' left 'hand View of Fig; '1; L.Fig.' 5ishowfs a rightlhand View of TFigqlyFigr. 6? is a: partial. topview [of Fig.

: 1- a "5', fFi'g'." .7 is a front. elevation? and partial" sectionof F-ig'; 6Jon. the line 7 ,7 J-Flg. ,8'

shows a side elevation of-theweighinghopr .peryFigig isa sideview o'f Fig. "8, 'Fig.- 1O

repiieseiitjs an enlarged vright hand vievv and q section of Fig. 1.'on thel1nejl0, 1O, Flg'. 11'

it lf -shows 'a"i ightfhand side view With a partial sectioniof'FigL;1'0, Fig. 12-representsa left hand-view andsection of F ig 1 on thefiline v 12 partly insection;

j The. apparatus 'is shown'toi comprise the "legs 20' whichjjsupport the itableQl having 1 the I opening 21%.; Supporting brackets 22 arecarried on said table, WhiCh 'iII- turn sup:

' port the charging. hopper 2 compr s n the 28}and'QQJand-ha ing. the bottom opening 30.; A' seconcl and movable'front Wall 32.

45 I 1 is, locatedin the hopper 25 "and has formed.

front Wal1- 26, rear." Wall 27 and side walls there-With the bifurcated arms .38 and the hinge "lugs I 34. The latter carry :pivots;

a which are supported in' openings formedi in brackets 36, extending from th'e'" sidewalls 28 and 290i the hopper 25;: From the'front all 26 Of fthe hopp er'iextendsr ithe WEIGH N APPARATUS.

Specification Letters Patent.

7 bracket 40 in which nut 42 on the bolt s" a"; front view, of the Fig. j-2"-,shows a top Patented Junezz', 1915".

inthe bifurcated arm 33. By turning the 41 the .Wall 32 swings on the pivots 35, and thereby varies the area of the opening 30 in ing hopper 25; p r

vFrom the side Walls 28fand 29 of the erA-T To m l is hinged theeye bolt 1 41, that carrles the nut 42 having the groove 4 3, Wh1ch latter registers. with the opening the bottom of the charg- 'i: L.

said hopper 25 extend the pivots 46 on which are pivoted the arms 47;, and 48 With the 50 for the opening-'30. In the door '50vis attachedthereto the toe, With the members Mend 55. Piv0ts 58- on -the-arms47 and e w 48 carry arms I 59 and 60. respectively, and Wh1ch carry the supplemental door-"61 for thefo'pening 51 in t able'toe 62 ithQthe-nose .68 is carriedon the arm 59,'bymeansofthescrews 64 engaging thefslots'65 in said toe 62. v1

' F mm the table 2 liez itendlcthe brackets 68 that carry knifeedgesupports 69., Notched it brackets;70

engage the supports 69 and are.

carried on the arms 72: 0]? ;the balance beam des1gnated .generally by the numeral 73.

-p1n 49, The said arms carry the maindoor i I i formed "the central supplemental opening 51. The said arms 47 has [extending there 7 7 from at its upperendlthe leg -52,hthat car-X vries the; pivot 53 and at its loWer end has The beam-has formed therein the longitur dinal slot 74 and carries'the counterweight-is 75,,76. The Weight 76 hasextending thereclamp it With its accompanying countereight 75; to the beam 73.; From the cou'ne I terwe1ght 76 extend lugs .7 9 that Carry the threaded rod 80 on Which latter is eccentri-l 7 Cally supported the supplemental adjusting eight 81.- A shoe s andza stop 86 are 7 earned on the top edge arms 72 carry the knife ed'ge supports 87; for thefhopperfrtume having the sides 88 and ends89 and 90. tend the curved guide arms 91, that register With roll'ersf95 journaled' on pins 96, extendingrfrom brackets, 97 carried on'the table 21.

ofthe beam73. The I p From the sides 88 exthe rollers maintainthe hopper frame in horizontalpositlon. -A pivot100ton the endk 89; of the'said hopper frame supports the st from the stud 7 7, thatlextends throughthe s1ot'74, and carries the, Wing nut- 78 to' 100 The arms 91 by-virtue of theircoaction With t the arm l7, to*;oscillate the latter,

' ing formed therewith the unlocking arm 161, having the forked end 102, which latter engages the pivot 53 on 103 on "the arm=-101 '-carriestheme-104 hav: heel 105.--;Thetoe 104 in the P h eithe-memb nfitaud' nose63to cause the doors 50 and 61 to open, 7 while heel 105 bears against thef'arm 'lOli and constitutes a counterweight for the toe;

1041." Legs 110. extendingi'from the ends 89 I ahdfQO' of the hopper frame carry thepivots 111. Stop plates 1I2'are carriedon' the lIlf-' ner faces ofthe si des sgand 90 of the'l iop- 'inforcin'ghand 120, from which extend the TheLwei"hing hopper' has the-"mm; wallhas attached at thet'op edge'thereof therelegs: 121 with the Y openings' -122'." 'The "said 1 1 [pivots 111 i engage-the 'o'p'enings' l22la nd thereby support said jweighinghopp'erx A side wal 'l"s; 118,=119 and support pivots .131 that extend; fromthe 1 central M11123 divides saidweig'hing-hopper into-two com artments-512e, l25-,fh aying' the discharge -open1ngs"126 ,127. v Hinge-brackets 130 are fastened ofthew'e'i lllIi-g bottOmfdodrs'l-SQ, 133 of; Said'Weig hing -hOp- Lpern Totherearelids'oithesaiddoor132,133 a 7,30,"

are pinned one end or each of the links 134;,

r the other, ends of which latter are respecsecured 'thereto a leg screws"138i Ajp'i'vot' a journaled. thereon- 2 ,tiv'elypinnedto levers,135Lthat are piy'ote'd on thFpiVots'll-Il." T

: A-t'racket "Bee -tends aim: the said 1 p v p '1'0-1', whichqdlsenga'ges from the member;

weighing hopper {and which as adj ustably 137,- hymeans of :the

142 extending from.thei?gahle{21,to maintain the weighing :hopp'e alternatelyjin;oppo sitely inclined positions while being charged.

, Noses 148 1 are carried on the ends {of the 1 levers 135 and are in thepath of the stop" v r 1 mental opening 51,

the table-21* carries a pin1 5 1, on onel-e'nd of which is fastened" the iEorked' arm152, by-means ofthe screw I v 153;v in: l'54c 'hetwe'en said arm 52, -has bummed ."thereon the" roller 155, which is injthe path ofthe shoe l .185; L A stop 156 extends fromthe' arm 152',-

bracket: 150 Q the forked ends "of.

' which latterl is :i'nthe' -path of thestop '86. ,Q The pin'15lalso carries a bracket 160 which i V i in turn supportsthe-arm 161*having the pin 162 and the'legf1'63 at right angles theretog counterweight 16 1 is secured indifferent positions'tothe'leg 168 by means ofa screw "A; 'forked hraclret'f supported en ithe one end of which latter is guided by-;a second'fforked A pivot '73 when in itslowered position.

' ator charges the charging hearing against closed position; The weight ofthe material will lowerthe weighing hop er; after" the 71 6 1,until the pin l62 Games; in contact withto the" hopper,

'- at the 'saine t me passed-'beyond the- Vertical 39 in theleg 137 has i er 1 10 "which'i'is" in the path of a 'c'a-m'l'etl su'pported on a bracket 4 Cam 1 11,; and-thereby theweightof the ma of vthe links 7 charged from the hopper. The balance bea"m- V bracket .1'Z3ialso supported on the table 21."[A n'ose' l of the 'leuerzl'7 2lis inzthep'ath of'the 'pin 1 162 of thearm 161; Y The end'of the lever 17.2 f opposite the toe' l74c'is inthepath ofrthe m 5,--. A Supporting ang r 17s ex j tends 'from the tab'le 21gto support the 'beam 1 q c I o us .v he:.,we hie app at the 9 hopper 25 with theimateri'al'to be weighed, andthe toe 104:v

the member 54 maintains both ;doors;50 and 61 open. Thematerial now entersone of-the compartments 12161 7 'of the weighmg'hopper, passing through the opening 21 inythe table 21.

:I f he, weighing hopper is locatedyas shown inFi'gs 1 p reset the matrial'willenter the compartment 124, the'bottoih door-183 being'i'n its;

latter has tee which will oauselthe QbalanceQbeamT 1731170 swing up, As thebeam 'fi; rises, theshoe'85 comes; in the path ot the roller; i and as thela'tter' rollson said 'shoe, it tilts the arm filled at certainamount andf 5 the nose "fl tof the; stop lever- 172, at Whichj instant 'thejbeam #3 is stopped fronirising g f 1,; for an instant. The; counterweight1161 has 2' 1'3lane 5passingthrough theaXis of the pin V 151, and the roller i155 ihas'been' swungito 7 near: the end ofthe contact surface of the toe 8.5;. "At-the sametim'e'fthe tilting arm-101 has jlowerediwith the hopper frame havi n the' s1des-88 and 8 9 l'oweringthe'reby' the toe lQOl and" allows the door f5 0-to;close the opening 30 of theeha'rgingi hopper 25.; ll The" supple open p'osition, by re'asonof theftoe 621bear I 'in 'againstthe tfoe 104. The c1 sing o'fthe; door50qcauses-" 'the member 55ntoijlift the: end oligthex tpp lever 2, andthereby the: nosejfl l 'clars the pin 1'62. Atft'hfis' tim thematerial-passes through the suppl I and continues until-the;

grauity.fThe lowering o V V 7 per permits the roller 14:0 to olearunderthe t'erial' in the weighing hopper; causeslkit to tilt to: oppositelpositioni The nose- 1&8, comes in contact'with the stop. plate i112,f opening he door 133hy meansof one pair'120 T134, andiat the same'time closesi r the door 132, by means of the other pair. of a links 134., and the l material :Will'. be; dis- '7 3 will thenidescend andthestop 86 bearing-J26 againstthe stop 156 "causes: the "lever "16110 i v sw'ngto i'tsqinitial the beam lower a, nid' ads-8 it-n11.90as,

arm10lis also causedt'orise: The-upward mo r -m nu of the arm 1101 .is 1 transmitted to the'pivot 53, by, virtueof which the arm f' to move to? theiropnlpositions. The ma- "f" chine iis now readyforiaisecond operation Having described 7 I Q 7 sire to secure byiLette'r's Patent and claim 1s:

my invention what I de- 1.- In a weighing apparatus of the charac- 5. "T ter described the ;combination of atable havf pingan opening, a charging hopper having an lopeningfin the bottom thereoflcarrled on the suspended in said frame below table Q3 61, itsjopening,-a'd oor for the open-' "15 I t-below theftable,

ing' in the hopper, abalance beam. suspended a hopper frame suspended at one end of said beam, a weighing hopper the opening in the table, meansto actuate said door by virtue-of the movementsof the hopper frame due to the entrance and weight of material thereinL-I' opp r;

2; In a weighing apparatus of thecharacsf ter described -thecombination of a table, a

1a discharge-opening,.means-to vary the area iofsaid opening, underthe: table,

eharg'ing hopper over. the a table and t having a balance beam suspended "a hopper frame suspended ontheflhopper frame, a pair of compartan opening in thebottom thereof carried on :the. table over its opening, a balance beam suspended below,- the table, 4; suspended at on'eend offsaid beam, a-weigh :j ing hopper suspended in said hopper frame -be1 o w theiopening in said; ftable, a pair of i ,--door having -an opening I arms, a pivot on 'oneofsaidf arms, a second ar'mspivoted on the charging hopper,a main carried by said pair of arms pivoted, on the arms ofthe main fdoor,i-a supplemental door carried by the pivoted to the" hopper frame, a

supplemental door and a'toe carriedion the 1 ,unloeki'ng lever in the path of one of the niembers ofth jt' b h a -o the m i 601 door and in 'theipath of the arm of the sup- 'j plementalnd'oor. 1 t V 14." In a weighingapparatusof the charac- "7 ter' described-thecombinationof a table, a

charging hopperfhavingan opening in the bottom, thereof carriednon the table over its end n -160mg A7 rises, which causes the doors 51 and 61 a hoppe'ri'frame tion of 'a charging hopper frame suspended on hopper frame, a

opening, a'balancebeam suspended vbelow thetable,

endof said beam, a welghing hoppersus pended in said hopper frame below the open- 1 .70 by the hopper frame, a roller for each of said 7 guide arms j ournaled above said table to, malntain the hopper frame in horizontal ing in said table, curved guide arms carried planes during its movements.

aweighing' apparatus of the character 'described the combination of'a table having anopening, a charging hopper havmg an opening in the bottom thereof carried onthe table "over its opening, a balance a hopper beam suspended below thetable, frame suspended at one end of said beam, a

weighing hopper suspended in said hopper frame below the opening'in said table, a shoe a stop carried on the carried on'said beam, beam, an armplvoted'o'n the table, a roller a hopper frame suspended at one i journaled in the lower end'of the arm to register with the said shoe on the beam, a stop .t

on said arm in the path'of the, stop on the beam, a pm carried on said arm, a stop le- 1 e Ver pivoted over the table, a nose at one end of the stop lever in the path of said pinto stop the movement of the arm and thereby the beam at; predetermined intervals and e means to swing the stop lever to clear its nose from the pin onsaid arm.

- 6. Ina weighing apparatus of the character described the combination of a tableha'v lng'h opper suspended in said'hopp'er frame, a palr. of compartmentsin the weighing hop-' per, a roller journaled on the'weighing hopper, a cam carried on the tablein the path of said roller tolocate the ing an opening, a charging: hopper'having; an openlngln-the bottom thereof carriedon weighing hopper durmg its movements in oppositely inclined positions, hopperfor each compartmentthereof, a ledoors pivoted to the weighing ver'piv'oted tothe weighinghopper', links I oon'neoting said lever and said doors and a stop plate on the hopper frame in the path of the ends of said lever. second pair "of arms, an -,unlocking o arm with one end 'forkedjend at theother end of the unlock-" ing arm engaging the said pivot on one of the 'saidfirst arms, at'oe with a pair of memgbers'carriedlbyi one. of the arms of the main i door ;a toe c arried jlo'n" one of'the ar'm'softhel 7. In a weighing apparatusthe combinaing for the discharge arms pivoted on the by the arms for the a toe witha pairof members of material therefrom, hopper, a door carried opening in said hopper,

on one OfSZtld.

arms,ay table supporting said hopper, a balarms of the door engaging said forked end, a toe carried on the unlocking arm in the path of one of said. members of thesaid toe, a stop lever pivoted over the table withzone w said table, a.

I hopper having an open- 

